tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post2335274654807583191..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: Ep 78: Peter Smith, Mark Duggan (October 24, 2012; originally aired November 17, 2010)Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-25994990108608559582016-04-12T00:17:34.810+10:002016-04-12T00:17:34.810+10:00Sheesh that's embarrassing, Sorry and thanks f...Sheesh that's embarrassing, Sorry and thanks for explaining Geoff!-Should've known better than to doubt Lily's amazing skills :-)<br />MarioAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853938749694463350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-77820780691537846682016-04-11T17:43:46.748+10:002016-04-11T17:43:46.748+10:00Nice to here from you, Mario. If you watch a bit ...Nice to here from you, Mario. If you watch a bit more carefully, you will see that what Lily did was 6*6*25, which is to say 36*25, and that does indeed equal 900. Of course, using (6 + 6)*75 would have been another way to get to that target, but it was not the option that she chose.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-89190353441704395252016-04-09T01:22:21.794+10:002016-04-09T01:22:21.794+10:00Watching the repeats of the show on SBS as I misse...Watching the repeats of the show on SBS as I missed the first time around. Did anyone notice that Lilly made a mistake in the last numbers round-she multiplied 12 x 25 to get 900, I think she meant to multiply 12 x 75 but nobody seems to have noticed?<br />MarioAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853938749694463350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-53695030237928334202012-10-27T14:34:54.340+11:002012-10-27T14:34:54.340+11:00Thanks Jan, Sam. I think it may well be a record,...Thanks Jan, Sam. I think it may well be a record, but Sam probably has beaten me by more the other way. But for a game without a full monty, maybe not. Hard luck on BENDIEST, Sam, although back in series one you'd have probably got away with it.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-2807115890240441952012-10-27T12:27:59.358+11:002012-10-27T12:27:59.358+11:00PS - well done on out scoring 'lightnin' S...PS - well done on out scoring 'lightnin' Sam' by a record!Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-63790039994705901892012-10-27T12:26:22.011+11:002012-10-27T12:26:22.011+11:00Oh darn. You are so right Geoff, about me using th...Oh darn. You are so right Geoff, about me using that 9 three times. Oh well, it looked good until then!! I think that is one of the first times I have found a phantom numberJannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-31582385361475455902012-10-27T11:43:29.073+11:002012-10-27T11:43:29.073+11:00I might have been a bit tired playing this one aft...I might have been a bit tired playing this one after Ep77 to catch up on Wednesday night, but I think this is the most Geoff has outscored me by.<br /><br />Nice to see Jan joining the 1000+ club.<br /><br />CHIRPS<br />COASTER<br />920 = (8+5)*75 - 25 - 6*5, Lily's way after about a minute<br />x BENDIEST, selected over DESTINE<br />FLOUTED<br />817 = (9+9)*(50-5) + 7, Lily's way after a few minutes<br />OESTRUM<br />888 = (6+6)*(75+1)<br />~60s - I think ARROGANT flashed through my mind early on, but didn't help.Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-7705314071784672502012-10-27T10:59:15.871+11:002012-10-27T10:59:15.871+11:00Jan: That's a very impressive 920! It's n...Jan: That's a very impressive 920! It's not often that anyone goes above a thousand as an intermediate step. I do have to pull you up on the second numbers round, though -- you've used 9 three times, alas.<br /><br />JT: To be fair, it's not often that all targets are above 800. Still, some puzzling moments nonetheless.<br /><br />Mike: Good news, the Macquarie Fifth Edition does list GATOR, so GATORS is fine.<br /><br />Nice numberwork from all today; the one- and two-off results are pretty good on these mixes.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-53835078895403918972012-10-27T07:29:44.068+11:002012-10-27T07:29:44.068+11:00Here are mine:
CHAIRS
GATORS (presumably invalid...Here are mine:<br /><br />CHAIRS <br />GATORS (presumably invalid as not in my 2nd edition Macquarie)<br />(8+5)*75-25-5*6=920 (1 off)<br />BESTED <br />FOOLED <br />9*100-50-5*7=815 (1 off)<br />MUSTER <br />Lily's <br />xMike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-31171308468082829842012-10-27T02:22:27.325+11:002012-10-27T02:22:27.325+11:00I've never seen two contestans struggle with n...I've never seen two contestans struggle with numbers like this...<br /><br />CHAIRS<br />GRATES<br />920-(75+25-8)*(5+5)<br />DEBITS<br />FOOLED<br />817-9*(100-9)-(7-5)<br />MOVERS<br />888-(75-1)*(6+6)<br />nowhere near<br />JTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-51120349486497865692012-10-26T21:44:36.801+11:002012-10-26T21:44:36.801+11:00There was some tough puzzling in this one! Phew - ...There was some tough puzzling in this one! Phew - Jan wipes her brow<br /><br />You guys really have helped me sooo much with this game. Thank you<br /><br />CHAIRS (6) <br />GORIEST (7)<br />(6+8)*75 - (5*25) - 5 = 920 (7) (I think that is right?!)<br />BINDIES (7)<br />POOLED, FOOLED (0)<br />9*(100-9) = 819. 9-7=2. 5-2=3. 819-3=816 (10)<br />VOTERS, SAVOUR (6)<br />(6+6)*75 - 7 - 1 = 892 (7)<br />-Jannoreply@blogger.com